India, Aug. 11 -- In an extremely distressing turn of events, a 13 year-old girl was rescued with severe burn injuries from a football field in Padampur area of Odisha's Bargarh district here today. This is the fourth such incident within a month after three similar deaths grabbed headlines across the State.

The suspected suicide bid was reported from Phiringmala village within Gaisilet police limits early in the morning at around 7.30 am.

The girl, Class 8 student, was found in a critical, half-charred state by neighbours in a field just behind her house. Seeing her engulfed in flames, they rushed to her rescue and doused the fire before rushing her to the nearest government hospital. It is suspected that the teenager attempted self-i...